The Heart Brain Connection: the key to long term wellness. In conversation with Dr. Mitch Elkind, Chief Science Officer, the American Heart Association.

About this episode

Dr. Mitch Elkind discusses the connection between heart health and brain wellness.

Our guest leads the American Heart Association's initiatives on brain health and brain science, including stroke, aging and dementia, migraine, traumatic brain injury and mental health.

People in this episode

Host: Jim Herlihy

Guest: Dr. Mitch Elkind

Topics covered

• brain health
• stroke
• dementia
• mental health
• wellness

Keywords

• heart brain connection
• long term wellness
• stroke
• aging
• migraine
• traumatic brain injury

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Heart Association

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